Fertilizer-distributer.



P. 1?'. CHERRY.

PBRTILIZBR DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1912.

Patented Sept.9,1913.-

F. I'. CHERRY.

FERTILIZBR DISTRIfBUTBR.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. s, 1912.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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FELIX FURTEE CHERRY, OF AURORA, NORTH CAROLINA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

To au whom t may concern p Be it known that I, F Enix F. CHERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Beaufort and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer- Distributers; and I' do hereby declare the following to be a full, clearand exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to :which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fertilizer distributers of that class which are utilized for the purpose of depositing fertilizers, such as guano, lime, phosphate and the like, and

has among its objects to simplify and improve the construction and operation of'this class of devices.

Y The object of my invention is to provide a spreader which will deposit the fertilizer in a single or double row and one which may be adjusted to accommodate rows which are different distances from one another;

A practical lembodiment, of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in

which similar vcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all vthe views.

In said drawings, Figure lisa rear view of my improved distributer having certain parts removed for the purpose of. clearness.

Fig. 2 is a View in elevation looking from the left hand end of themachine. Fig. 3 is a rear view of one of the pivoted chutes, the same being shown spread out to distribute a double stream. Fig. k4L is a vert-ical section of the same.

In the drawings l `designates the vframe, which is provided with a plurality of axles 2, upon which the ground wheels?) are rigidly secured. The said axles are mounted and turn in suitable bearings 'upon the frame. Mounted loosely upon the axles 2 are clutch collars provided with sprockets 5.

G indicates the movable clutch members. These clutch members are fitted upon the axles in such manner that they ywill rotate therewith but will slide freely thereon. Levers 9 are pivoted to the frame and are so connected to the movable members ofthe clutches` that by pressing the inner ends of said levers forward said clutch members are Withdrawn from engagement with the lclutch collars, and the ground wheels revolve without affecting any movement of the distrib- Specicatioirof Letters Patent. Application led September 6, 1912.l Serial No. 718,941.

lever.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.,

` uting mechanism.` The* levers vare held in their inoperative position by suitable means.

Springs 10 are provided upon the axles 2 y to normally hold the clutch members 6 in engagement with the clutch collars.

Mounted upon the frame 1 in a suitable` manner are the hoppers 11, which are provided at the lower part of their front and rear sideswith horizontal openings. Plates form the bottoms of said hoppers and also serve as supporting means. for. the feed chains through the bottoms of said hoppers.

Mounted in theframe 1 arethe idle pulleys 13 over which the feeder chains 14 travel.V The surfaces of the idle pulleys are smooth and the pulleys'are provided with raised edges to Yhold the chain' thereon. These feeder chains are shown as actuated by sprockets. When the clutch members 6' are thrown in operation with the clutch collars, the chains lat will be moved toward the rear of the hoppers to feed the fertilizer therefrom. These chains move over the bottoms and through. the horizontal openings of the hoppers. The horizontal openings in the rear are provided with gates 155for lregulating the flow of the fertilizer from the hoppers. These )gates move vin grooved pieces 16 and are provided with pivoted links 17 the upper ends of which are pivoted to the sho-rt varms of bell crank levers 18.v The upper' ends ofthe levers 18 are provided with threaded pins or bolts which extend outward through the curved slots 19 in brackets 192L and are secured in any predetermined position by means of thumb nuts 20. V y u Beams 21, upon which the plows 22 and covering-shovels 23 are mo-unted, are pivoted at their front ends to the frame l.; The

plows 22 are for the purpose of'opening furof this arm is connected by a link 21c with a lever 24e.. A further link 2@ connects the upper end of arm 21b with the pivot ofsaidV The beam is lifted by the lever` 24 and the link 21C, the link 24ak merely serving to` maintain the arm 21b in approximately vertical position. The lever 24 is maintained in a desired position by a dog 24" en.- gaging a tooth sector 25 iii a well known way. 5 Chutes 29 are pivoted to the frame l at 29C to permit the same to rock should they encounter any solid obstacle, topr'event the same from breaking. To each of these chutes are pivoted two troughs Q9@L and 29D for the purpose olf' dir cting thetertilizer to a point near the ground. Each of these troughs has pivloted thereto a link 3,0 and these links are pivotally connected at their tops and connected to a slotted link 31. A threadedpin or `bolt 32d is provided upon the chute and extends -'outward through the slot in the link 3l and secures the link upon the saine in a 'desired' position, by means of a thumb nut-B2 VVh'en it is desired Vto deliverV the fertilizer in a direct downward path,r the thumb nuts are loosened, the slotted links raised to their highest position and the nuts tightened, as shown in Fig.- 1. VThis permitsth'e fertilizer to be distributed in the furrow. I/Vhen, however, it is desiredy to spread on the sides of -a row or furrow, the links 3l are pushed downward to spread the lower ends of the"troughs'- 29 and 29" away from `one another, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4l.

For the purpose of permit-ting the inachine to be adjusted laterally to accommo-v date rows that are d-iiierent'distanc'es apart, provide bars 1a betweenthe two sides oi the frame proper. Y'Ihese bars are held in connection with the two sides by hook bolts 1b vand the bolts and nuts lc. l/Vhat I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a machine of the class described,v n

the combination withla main frame,a hopper mounted upon said frame, means for discharging a fertilizing material from said hopper, a pivoted chute-iiito which said inaterial is adapted to fall, and two troughs pivotally connectedto said chute, the lower ends of said troughs being adjustable to permit the material to be discharged in a single line or in twoxmore or less separated lines.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination vwith a main frame, a hopper mounted upon said frame, means Vfor dis` charging a fertilizing material trom said hopper, a chute pivotally connected to said traine and adapted to swing longitudinally vof said machine, and troughs pivotally connected to said chute, the lower ends of said trouglis'being adgustable laterally to permit the material to be discharged in single line Uor two more or less separated lines.

in the presence of two witnesses.

i FELIX FURTEE CHERRY.

f llitnesses:

D. M. YDouala, J. A. BoNNEiz.

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